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… Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr Sivuyile Botwe Qegu were convicted in the Supreme Court in Bisho for terrorism training and being … explosives. They were also charged with being members of the banned organization.   The state alleged that the two men …

… Cecil Rhodes’s behalf, was guided from Ferreira’s Camp to the main group of gold reefs by a son of the widow Petronella Oosthuizen, the owner of a farm at Langlaagte, on which the main gold …

… Walton. He was a Scottish immigrant, who then renamed the farm: 'Brackenfell', in honour of his homeland. In 1903 Walton sold the property to the- 'Brackenfell Estate Granite and Brick Company', who then … //medium.com/@cheryldamon/agter-die-boerewors-gordyn-behind-the-sausage-curtain-89809e7305cd   …

… The All Saints complex, which includes the original church and the old parsonage, as well as a church hall and a garden of …

… The president of the traditional leaders organisation CONTRALESA and African … stalwart, Chief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Pietermaritzburg. Maphumulo was a … burnt down. An alleged "hit-squad" operative claimed that the murder had been planned by the Pietermaritzburg police, …

… from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Odi district presented a petition listing political and civic grievances at the Odi magistrate's court. Bophuthatswana police fired at the crowd, killing eleven people and wounding 450. The crowd … Race Relations, pp. 88 & 481.|O'Malley, P., '1990' , from The Nelson Mandela Foundation , [online], Available at …

… meetings and interviews. His first foreign destination was the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia, where he met with the exiled ANC Executive Committee, leaders of the Frontline …

… former South African president announced his retirement as the leader of the National Party (NP) and from public life. It was under … his leadership where banned liberation organisations like the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress …

… and settled in Port Elizabeth. He studied law at both the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Fort Hare. Brutus, who is of African, …

… The Minister of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is working towards eliminating racial discrimination in the selection of contestants for international events. South …

… The African National Congress (ANC) leader, Oliver Tambo met Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)’s Central Committee. In his meeting …

… Bay. Dias was on an expedition to discover a sea route to the East round Africa. He gave the area the name Golfo de Santa Maria da Conceiçao. Dias reached the … Diffie, B.W. and Winius, G.D (1977). Dias Discovers the Cape of Good Hope in Foundations of the Portuguese Empire …

… Edgar Dumile Ngoyi was born on 26 December 1926 in the Eastern Cape. Ngoyi became politically active in the African National Congress (ANC) as a member of the ANC Youth League in the 1950s. After the banning of the …

… in concentration camps for Boer women and children during the Second South African War/ Anglo Boer War 2, set sail for South Africa. During the first five months of 1901 she visited many of the camps in the Orange Free State and Northern Cape and was … Cloete, P.G. ( 2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa, p. 218.| …

… in Kafr-El-Meslha. Upon completing high school, he joined the Egyptian Military Academy, where he received a bachelor's degree in Military Science. He later joined the Egyptian Air force where he served in various units. He … Egyptian air force bases and installations. He rose to the position of President of Egypt in 1981, after Anwar Sadat …

… Enoch Mankayi Sontonga, writer and composer of the National Anthem Nkosi Sikelel' IAfrica (God Bless Africa) died at the age of thirty-two. He wrote Nkosi Sikelel' IAfrica eight years before his death, at the age of twenty four. There were initially uncertainties …

… The ANC Women’s League is deeply saddened to hear that … true cde and a truly inspiring women. She did not fit into the stereotype often associated with women, but rather took up arms to fight for the freedom of her country with the MK. She was not afraid of …

… The South African Police Force (SAP) stationed in the Caprivi Strip, bordering Zambia, suffered casualties in … Organisation (SWAPO) guerrillas staged a fierce attack on the South African contingent at the border. SWAPO, led by Sam …

… and Prime Minister PW Botha of South Africa signed the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression, and good-neighbourliness pact, on the border between the two countries. On 16 March 1984, South Africa and … DISA," What of the Nkomati Accord? ",From: DISA ,[Online],Available at: …

… Motaung, were sentenced to death for separate attacks at the Moroka and Orlando Police stations in Soweto and the Wonderboom Police station in Pretoria in which four policemen were killed. The three, known as the "Moroka Three", were charged with …

… You have been invited to the first Open Textbook Summit: physics & astronomy Textbooks prices have skyrocketed globally, but as the rand takes a hit so does the price of textbooks for already overburdened students in …

… Cape Province (now known as Eastern Cape). He was the youngest of five boys and one girl. Sobukwe was exposed … but he was not given a teaching post. On 21 March 1960, at the launch of the PAC’s anti-pass campaign, Sobukwe resigned from his post …

… or Haile Selassie, as he was later known, was born the son of Ras Makonnen Wolde Michael, the Governor of the region of Harrar.  He is credited for modernising …

… Founding member and president of the Pan Africanist Congress , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe , was … three years' imprisonment for incitement of Blacks to urge the repeal of pass laws. Sobukwe led a peaceful Black march … to Orlando police station in Soweto on 21 March 1960, the same day a similar protest took place in Sharpeville, to …

… Bulletin of the Central Committee of the SACP for the eyes of Party members only. Issue covers the augmented …

… The African National Congress (ANC) held its first … years from 14-16 December 1990. It was considered by the ANC as ranking in importance with such historic moments as the Congress of the People convened in June 1955; the …

… in court in George, Western Cape, to face contempt of the court charges. Botha had incurred the charges after he had dishonoured the subpoenas issued to him to appear before the Truth and …

… The African National Congress (ANC) announced the names of members of a new National Working Committee (NWC) that was to be responsible for the day-to-day running of its affairs. The NWC had been …

… The then Minister of Justice, C.R. Swart, served two notices on Solly Sachs, an official of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). The first notice ordered Sachs to relinquish his position in …

… to his petite physique when he registered as a member of the South African Jockey Academy in Shongweni, Pinetown, … boy who stood a mere 1,32 metres tall.[iii] Michael won the South African national jockey title for 11 times in a row, before immigrating to England in 1978.[iv] One of the biggest honours in Robert’s life was meeting the Queen …